Date of Award
Spring 2025
Document Type
Project – Full Written
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Committee Chair
Tiffany Stewart
Abstract
Opioid abuse, prescription and illicit use, remain a problem in the United States. Recognizing signs and symptoms is important because lack of recognition can lead to misdiagnosis and mismanagement. The target population for this study was nurses in the emergency department. This quality improvement project was developed to provide education to the nurses in the emergency department to recognize opioid withdrawal signs and symptoms. This project evaluated the baseline knowledge of nurses working in the emergency department. The project was implemented over a 3-week time frame. The pre-test was sent out to participants via email to test their baseline knowledge. After 1 week, an educational intervention was sent out in a Canva presentation. Lastly, the posttest was sent out to see if there was an increase in baseline knowledge. This survey collected quantitative data. The data showed a 27% increase in knowledge after educational intervention. This study concluded that education could increase nurses' knowledge of withdrawal signs and symptoms so that a diagnosis can be made and a treatment plan implemented when necessary, leading to improvement in patient care and safety.
Recommended Citation
Glover, Keyannah L., "Recognizing Opioid Withdrawal: An Educational Intervention to Increase Nurses' Knowledge and Improve Quality of Patient Care" (2025). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 128.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/nursing-dnp/128
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